Tasmania defeats Queensland by 183 in Sheffield Shield clash

The Bulls collapsed early on day four and were 7 for 53, before Cameron Boyce (65) and Peter Forrest (37 not out) added some respectability.

But they never looked like chasing down their target of 333 after resuming at 1 for 11 and were all out for 149 soon after lunch.

Tigers left-armer Sam Rainbird had figures of 4 for 40 and Andrew Fekete 3 for 36, as the visitors struggled on a slow deck that made scoring difficult all match.

Boyce smacked nine boundaries and a six in a quick-fire 56-ball knock for his highest first-class score.

He and Forrest put on 83, before Boyce was caught in the deep at 8 for 136.

The Bulls were 3 for 23 when paceman Fekete found himself on a hat-trick for the second time in the match by removing opener Luke Pomersbach (15) and Nick Stevens (0).

From there it became a procession, wicketkeeper Chris Hartley completing a pair, before Boyce joined Forrest.

Twenty-one-year-old Rainbird has stepped up in James Faulkner's absence and is now his side's leading wicket taker with 26 at 24.65 in his breakthrough season.

The Shield champions' second outright win of the season, and first since November, takes them to 16 points on the table, but only a mathematical chance of making next month's final with two matches to play.

The Bulls, their opponents in last year's decider, find themselves in an identical position.

The Tigers set up the victory with a patient first innings of 350 set up by former Test opener Ed Cowan's 93.

The Bulls batting also let them down in the first innings when they lost 7 for 47 to be all out for 183, only opener Joe Burns (91 not out) passing 50.